IC 50
Galaxy IC 50 |
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IC 50 SDSS image | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | whale |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 00 h 46 m 05.708 s |
declination | -09 ° 30 ′ 10.84 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | E0 |
Brightness (visual) | 14.1 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 15.1 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.70 '× 0.7' |
Surface brightness | 13.4 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.020421 ± 0.000077 |
Radial velocity | 6122 ± 23 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(276 ± 19) · 10 6 ly (84.6 ± 5.9) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Stéphane Javelle |
Discovery date | September 27, 1892 |
Catalog names | |
IC 50 • PGC 2698 • MCG -02-03-010 • 2MASX J00460569-0930109 • GALEX ASC J004605.64-093010.8 • LDCE 45 NED006 • NSA 22286 |
IC 50 is an elliptical galaxy from the Hubble type E0 in the constellation Cetus south of the celestial equator . It is estimated to be 276 million light years from the Milky Way and about 55,000 light years across.
The object was discovered by Stéphane Javelle on September 27, 1892 .